Search - Jethro Tull :: Live at Montreux 2003

Great Live CD

Michael Wheeler | Las Vegas, Nevada United States | 01/29/2008

(4 out of 5 stars)

"One of the earlier reviews stated that there was nothing new here. I beg to differ.

This CD.DVD shows Tull at all stages of their career. This is probably the best live CD of Jethro Tull.

Yes you hear the tired version of Agualung, Locomotive Breath. Bouree.

But you also hear Hunting Girl, Budapest and others.

Empty Cafe appears here and so does New Jig which cannot be found anywhere else on a CD but here.........This is for hardcore Tull collectors like myself..............."

At Last, Tull Gets It Right!!!

JESSE R. MC Glown | Enterprise, AL | 11/07/2008

(5 out of 5 stars)

"I was hesitant to buy this one: Jethro Tull has released more than a couple of DVD concerts...which ended up being truncated shows interspersed with interview footage, grainy Black & White segments ( I have NEVER understood that appeal, MTV ), etc. Up to this point, never an unedited, unadorned concert. Live at Motreaux changes that. It's a wonderful show, apparently complete. All the members are energetic, performing a great balance of classic Tull as well as new gems ( Martin Barre's acoustic segment is almost worth the price of admission alone! ). Ian Anderson is in good form; his usual witty self ( can we say frustrated comedian? ). His flute solo is phenomenal...indeed, if any member of this group should feel slighted, it would be Doane Perry, whose presumed drum solo is conspicuously absent ( maybe the price he pays as the lone American ). It's wonderful to finally experience Jethro Tull without interruptions between songs. The only number that is painful for me in this set is Aqualung...no matter how much they drop the key, Ian is really struggling to hit those notes. Otherwise, he sounds better than he has in years. And the drums finally have some punch to them! This one is a keeper, folks. The only thing that will trump this set...are you reading, Ian?...will be the release of the 1977/78 BBC and Madison Square Garden shows. Sigh...Hope Springs Eternal!"

So-So

Saxman | SW Suburbs Chgo IL USA | 03/04/2009

(2 out of 5 stars)

"Ian Anderson's flute playing is probably at an all-time peak right now. Why the two stars? I still feel he's lost a TON vocally. On "Nothing Is Easy" he sounds winded and wheezy, chopping off his phrases and clearly having trouble holding longer vocal tones. Maybe it's me, but GIVE me "Bursting Out" or "Isle Of Wight" instead. In the studio, Ian can still cut it vocally, but live? Maybe it was an off night or maybe I'm off."